Table 2

Gene specific primers used for RT-PCR expression profiling of I. ricinus peptidases

peptidase
forward primer
reverse primer
annealing temperature
product length

IrAE
5'TCGGTGACGCTGAGAAGACTGAA3'
5'TAGATTATGCCCGATGACTGTTGG3'
55°C
239 bp
IrCB
5'CGACGGCGGATACCCGGCGGCAGC3'
5'CCGAGTACGTCACCGCTGTGGTGC3'
60°C
360 bp
IrCL
5'GTCACGCCCGTCAAGAACC3'
5'TGGCATCAATGGCAACAGAGA3'
62°C
382 bp
IrCC
5'CCACCCGGGACCCCTACAACACC3'
5'GGAAGCCGCCCTCGCAACC3'
68°C
447 bp
IrCD
5'GGACCCCGCCCCAAGACT3'
5'CGATGCCGCCGAACAGGA3'
61°C
459 bp

Sojka et al. Parasites & Vectors 2008 1:7   doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-7